How To Fix QA052 - Deletion period for operations/characteristics is too short

QA052 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: QA - QM : Inspection lots

• Message number: 052

• Message text: Deletion period for operations/characteristics is too short

What causes this issue?

The retention periods of operations and characteristics have to be
longer than those of samples and single results.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Adapt the retention periods.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

QA052 - Details

• The SAP error message QA052 indicates that the deletion period for operations or characteristics in a quality management context is too short. This typically occurs when you attempt to delete or change a quality inspection lot or its associated characteristics, but the system has a defined period during which such operations are not allowed.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Deletion Period Configuration: The system has a configured deletion period for operations or characteristics that is shorter than the time elapsed since the operation or characteristic was created.
  Quality Management Settings: The settings in the quality management module may restrict the deletion of certain data after a specific period.
  Data Integrity: SAP enforces these rules to maintain data integrity and ensure that historical data is preserved for reporting and auditing purposes.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the QA052 error, you can consider the following solutions:
  
  
  Check Deletion Period Settings:
  
  Navigate to the configuration settings for